State of Texas
State Representative, District 97
John W. McQueeney
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- John W. McQueeney
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 97 (first elected 2024; since January 2025)
- Background
- Businessman; has operated McDonald's franchises, a FedEx contracting and logistics operation, and Chicken Express restaurants
- Graduate, Texas Christian University's M.J. Neeley School of Business
- Advisory director, Austin County State Bank, Bellville
- Lives in Fort Worth with his wife and two children
- Experience
- Member, House State Affairs and Licensing & Administrative Procedures committees
- Coauthor, 2025 school finance bill (per campaign)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- "Property tax relief – Push for meaningful, permanent tax compression and tighter limits on appraisal growth."
- "Public safety – Support law enforcement, firefighters, and first responders with the tools and resources they need."
- "Economic growth – Protect a pro-business climate that creates jobs while ensuring infrastructure keeps pace with growth."
- Campaign site: "will push for a zero-tolerance approach to encampments in public spaces"
- Campaign site: wants data center policy that ensures "local communities are put first"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: His campaign site describes him as "a pro-life Christian"
- Border and immigration: In a Fort Worth Report questionnaire (answered before the March 2026 primary): "Texas must continue taking decisive action to secure the border."
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: favors "continued public school investment, keeping teacher pay competitive, and giving parents more say in where their kids learn"
- Property taxes: In a Fort Worth Report questionnaire (answered before the March 2026 primary): "I support meaningful, long-term relief by increasing homestead exemptions, compressing tax rates, and placing stronger limits on appraisal growth."
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
- Tarrant County Patriots PAC (primary)
- President Donald Trump (listed by campaign)
- Senator Ted Cruz (listed by campaign)
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- Governor Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
- Speaker Dustin Burrows (listed by campaign)
- Hon. Dawn Buckingham (listed by campaign)
- Hon. Kelly Hancock (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (listed by campaign)
- Rep. David Cook (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Charlie Geren (listed by campaign)
- Rep. John Lujan (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Jared Patterson (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Tony Tinderholt (listed by campaign)
- Tarrant Co. Comm. Manny Ramirez (listed by campaign)
- Tarrant Co. Comm. Matt Krause (listed by campaign)
- Tarrant County Constable Jon Siegel (listed by campaign)
- City of Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker (listed by campaign)
- City of Crowley Mayor Billy Davis (listed by campaign)
- Hon. Betsy Price (listed by campaign)
- AFC Victory Fund – AFCVF (listed by campaign)
- Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association PAC (listed by campaign)
- Associated Republicans of Texas (listed by campaign)
- CLEAT (listed by campaign)
- GOPAC Election Fund (listed by campaign)
- Texas Association of REALTORS PAC (listed by campaign)
- Greater Fort Worth Association of REALTORS PAC (listed by campaign)
- National Federation of Independent Business (listed by campaign)
- Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC (listed by campaign)
- Hammer & Nails PAC (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- mcqueeneyfortexas.com
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